Definitions for jirga

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Jirga(noun)

a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders

"most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police"

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jirga(Noun)

A gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially within a tribe.

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Jirga

A jirga is a tribal assembly of elders which takes decisions by consensus, particularly among the Pashtun people but also in other ethnic groups near them; they are most common in Afghanistan and among the Pashtuns in Pakistan near its border with Afghanistan.